Natural perfumes like lavender, jasmine, and ginger float in the air at this soap boutique’s locations around Manhattan. Duck into one when you start to worry that maybe that smell is you. Bonus: they give out free samples of soap so you can keep a little pick me up with you always.

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9.Chelsea Flower District

Chelsea’s Flower district, on 28th Street between 6th and 7th Avenue, is full of floral and green delights at wholesale prices. Florists swerve in and out of the many shops picking the freshest stems for their bouquets. It’s open to the public, though, so go early in the morning to get a good deal on cut flowers — a portable scent solution.

Standing near a Lavender By The Bay stand at a farmers market in New York City is like standing in the middle of a field of lavender and sometimes the smell will join you for a bit of a stroll as you walk away.